| RollingStone |
Let's just get this out of the way: A Bigger Bang isn't a good Rolling Stones album considering their age. It isn't a good Rolling Stones album compared to their recent work. No, A Bigger Bang is just a straight-up, damn fine Rolling Stones album, with no qualifiers or apologies necessary for the first time in a few decades....full text |
| InsidePulse |
| "Back of My Hand", an old-fashioned blues track, complete with slide guitar and blues harp, is the album's standout track. "Laugh, I Nearly Died" is a reminder of just how good a soul band the Stones can be. "Rough Justice", the album's opening track and lead single, is a hard-charging song that could have easily come off earlier albums like Aftermath and It's Only Rock and Roll....full text |
| Dotmusic |
| What do we expect of The Rolling Stones in 2005? Musical progression? Originality? You may as well wish for change from Mount Rushmore. To expect the Stones to throw in a new style, to suddenly fall in step with the 21st century, is like asking rock itself to rearrange its DNA. We know what the Rolling Stones do on a new record because it's what they've always done - play goodtime rock'n'roll like the most successful bar room band in the history of popular music....full text |
THE ROLLING STONES lyrics

Let's just get this out of the way: A Bigger Bang isn't a good Rolling Stones album considering their age. It isn't a good Rolling Stones album compared to their recent work. No, A Bigger Bang is just a straight-up, damn fine Rolling Stones album, with no qualifiers or apologies necessary for the first time in a few decades.